OMCT UN Treaty Bodies Newsletter
OMCT is actively involved in the work of the United Nations treaty bodies to which alternative reports and individual complaints are submitted. This is one of the main activities of OMCT and is complementary to giving direct assistance to victims.
These alternative reports are a valuable source of information for the independent experts who monitor the implementation of the United Nations human rights instruments. With these reports, it is possible to evaluate the situation as objectively as possible and to take a critical look at government action aimed at implementing human rights standards.
Recent alternative reports and other relevant information submitted or to be submitted by OMCT to the United Nations treaty bodies include:
Human Rights Committee - HRC
88th session October 2006:
- Honduras – Human Rights Violations in Honduras (in Spanish)
- Rwanda - Human Rights Situation in Rwanda (briefing note for the list of issues - in French)
89th session March 2007:
- Madagascar – report in preparation
Committee Against Torture - CAT
37th session November 2006:
- Tajikistan – Human Rights Violations in Tajikistan
- Burundi – Human Rights Violations in Burundi (in French)
- Mexico – State Violence against detained Women in Mexico: The San Salvador Atenco case
38th session May 2007:
- Japan – Report in preparation
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - CEDAW
36th session August 2006:
- Georgia - Violence against Women
- Mexico - State Violence against detained Women in Mexico
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - Violence against Women in the DRC
Committee on the Rights of the Child - CRC
43rd session September 2006:
44th session January 2007:
- Kenya - Rights of the Child in Kenya
- Chile - Children's rights in Chile (in Spanish)
Follow up missions on the implementation of UN Treaty Bodies' Concluding Observations
Press releases
- Georgia: Follow up mission and launching of the shadow report in Tbilisi in September 2006
- Guatemala: Follow up mission and launching of the shadow report in Guatemala City in November 2006
- Honduras: Follow up mission and launching of the shadow report in Tegucigalpa in November 2006 (in Spanish)
- Georgia (CEDAW): Concern for the implementation of measures to combat violence against women
- Democratic Republic of Congo - DRC (CEDAW): UN Committee's concern for violence against women and their status in the DRC
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is the world’s largest coalition of non-governmental organisations fighting against arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence. Its global network comprises nearly 300 local, national and regional organisations, which share the common goal of eradicating such practices and enabling the respect of human rights for all.
Should you need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our UN Treaty Bodies team. UN Treaty Bodies: Patrick Mutzenberg (pm@omct.org) Violence against Women: Mariana Duarte (md@omct.org) Rights of the Child: Cécile Trochu Grasso (ct@omct.org) Individual Complaints: Boris Wijkström (bw@omct.org)